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    3. 一を聞いて十を知る

    一を聞いて十を知る

    一いちを​聞きい​て​十じゅうを​知しる​

    to understand everything from only one part

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    いちをきいてじゅうをしる

    Verb

    1.
    to understand everything from only one part, to be perceptive, to be quick to understand, to be quick on the uptake
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    十
    とお・と・そ…(15)
    ten
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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